All Aboard the ApprenticeSHIP: Assessing the Changing Face of Registered Apprenticeships

Registered Apprenticeships are a powerful pathway for building the skills needed in the economy of today and the future. However, apprenticeships have historically had a relatively narrow range of application in the United States. Elsewhere, they are more common: for example, in Switzerland, Germany, and Austria as many as 70 percent of youth begin their careers as […]

Singing River Health Care Academy awards diplomas to 120 graduates

By Ja’Colbi Rivers Published: Oct. 29, 2024 at 10:37 PM CDT https://www.wlox.com/2024/10/30/singing-river-health-care-academy-awards-diplomas-20-graduates/ PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WLOX) – It’s a moment nursing students in the Singing River Health Care Academy have been working toward. Tuesday evening at the Pascagoula Performing Arts Center, 120 students graduated, 20 of those being Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs). Mississippi’s first-ever medical apprenticeship […]

AccelerateMS Launches Two Workforce Development Initiatives: Mississippi Apprenticeship Accelerator and Mississippi Reconnect

10/23/2024 JACKSON, Miss.— Governor Tate Reeves and AccelerateMS, in collaboration with the Mississippi Apprenticeship Program (MAP), the Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES), and the Central Mississippi Planning and Development District is excited to announce two transformative initiatives aimed at strengthening Mississippi’s workforce: the Mississippi Apprenticeship Accelerator (MAA) and Mississippi Reconnect. These programs will play […]

Apprenticeship Models: Upskilling From Within

Joshua Porter Published Oct 16, 2024 As healthcare employers struggle to attract and retain talent amid staffing shortages, many are turning to apprenticeship programs as a powerful solution. These “earn-while-you-learn” models allow organizations to cultivate their future workforce from within by upskilling current employees for new roles and specialties. The Revival of the Modern Apprenticeship While […]

US Department of Labor announces $6M in grants to expand job opportunities for women in apprenticeships, nontraditional occupations

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $6 million in funding to help recruit, train and retain more women in quality pre-apprenticeship and Registered Apprenticeship programs, as well as in nontraditional occupations. The Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations grants will enable organizations in eight states and the District of Columbia […]

Opinion: Apprenticeships are an overlooked path to upward mobility.

College is not for everyone. But try telling that to most middle-class parents, especially those who did not have the opportunity to attend college themselves. Since the end of World War II, the college degree has become the Holy Grail of upward socioeconomic mobility. Yet a good number of today’s Gen Z students prefer to […]

FACT SHEET: Days After Labor Day, Biden-⁠Harris Administration Issues Executive Order to Promote Good Jobs Through Investing in America Agenda

“Wall Street did not build America; the middle class built America, and unions built the middle class.” – President Biden on Labor Day, 2024 Today, President Biden will travel to Michigan to sign a landmark Executive Order on Investing in

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US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AWARDS MORE THAN $39M IN GRANTS TO EXPAND, DIVERSIFY STATE REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS

46 states, territories receive base formula funding to improve employment opportunities WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of more than $39 million in grants to 46 states and territories to increase the capacity of Registered Apprenticeship programs across key industries and provide workers with access to the new, good-paying jobs created […]